Alert Information

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Please monitor this website, the SMU Safe app (details below), social media and the closure information hotlines for announcements about closures due to challenging weather conditions or other unanticipated events.

If this website is unavailable, please refer to social media and the information hotlines for updates.

Announcement channels

  • Students/Public closure information hotline: 902-491-6263 
  • Faculty/Staff closure information hotline: 902-491-6264 

Related information channels


  • Updates about events, cancellations, open status of the Homburg Centre, etc.
  • SMUfit closure information number: 902-420-5462

  • Updates about events, updated hours, etc.

  • Updates about local, national and international Alumni events, etc.

More about closure and delayed openings

»»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ monitors weather conditions closely when threatening conditions are forecast. We initiate specific procedures to assess the weather's potential impact on the university's operations. We then determine whether it is necessary to close or delay opening.

Although the policy has been developed primarily for closings due to hazardous weather conditions, the university will also follow it in the event of any other conditions, such as utility failure.

Factors in the decision-making process include:

  • A state of emergency or impending state of emergency
  • Weather conditions (current and forecasted)
  • Road conditions
  • Availability of public transport
  • Ability to access and use the campus safely
  • Ability to maintai